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Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.

Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.

Approximate author period: c. 1925 AD · modern

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Paul Tillich
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Approximate author period: c. 1925 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Paul Tillich: life dates 1886 to 1965. Wikidata Q60104, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60104 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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